Automatic temperature-regulator



Patented May 23, I899.

A. BUESCH.

AUTOMATIC TEMPERATURE REGULATOR.

(Application filed Mar. 2, 1898.)

(No Model.)

WITNESSES. fix J9 ATTORNEY IINTTE STATES ATENT mes- T ALFRED ROESCII, OF BRIDGEPORT, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNOR TO THE DAVIS i A; ROESCH TEMPERATURE CONTROLLING COMPANY, OF NEW JERSEY.

AUTOMATlC TElVl PERATURE-REGULATOR.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 625,518, dated May 23, 1899.

Application filed March 2, 1898- Serial No. 672,251. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern: bolt C" and is provided at its free end with an Be it known that I, ALFRED Ronscn, a citiactuating-arm L. zen of the United States of America, and a Air passes from the valve-chamber Ato the resident of Bridgeport, county of Fairfield, diaphragm-chainber C through the swinging and State of Connecticut, have invented cerduct E, flexible duct E, and stationary duct tain new and useful Improvements in Auto- E. The flexible duct E also yields to the matic Temperature-Regulators, of which the vibratory movement of said valve-chamber A. following is a specification. The valve-chamberAis suspended from asup- My invention relates to improvements in porting-pivot F by the swinging d ucts D and 10 that class of automatic temperature-regula- E and connecting-block G, to which said tors in which compressed air is employed to swinging ducts D and E are rigidly secured.

actuate steam-controlling valves and a ther- To facilitate the movement of the valvemostat is employed to actuate the air-controlchamber A and to cause the same to move ling valves. with greater ease and a more positive move- 15 It is a well-known fact that while under ment, a counterpoise H is provided, which is some conditionsfor example, when heating supported from the connecting-block G above through air by indirect radiation-itis desir the pivotal support F by the standard I andv able to reverse the temperature-controlling set-screw .I, so as to counterbalance the valvevalves by a slow gradual movement,while unchamber A and the contiguous parts located 20 derothercircumstances, as when heating with upon the same side of the pivotal support steam, it is desirable to actuate the steani-contherewith. trolling valves with a quick positive move- The valve-chamber A is so counterpoised ment. that when not resisted by the actuating-arm The object of my present improvement is L it will be swung past the center of gravity 25 to provide a device bywhich when the temtoward the right, as shown. hen, however, perature has been raised to the desired point the free arm of the thermostat is caused bya the steam-controlling valves will be instantly change of temperature to move toward the closed and also by which when the temperaleft, motion is communicated therefrom ture is lowered but slightly such valves will through the intermediate bearings to the 0 in like manner he opened with a quick posivalve-chamber, whereby the same is moved 8o tive movement. in the opposite direction toward the left. To

The construction of my device is explained facilitate in counterbalancing said valveby reference to the accompanying drawing, chamber A so as to be promptly thrown towhich represents a front View thereof, part ward the right when relieved from the action 35 in section. of the thermostat, I have provided a second- '85 The several parts of my device are referred ary counterpoise M, which for convenience to by the usual reference-letters. of adjustment is supported from the side of A represents a vibratory valve-chamber the counterpoise H upon a screw-threaded through and by which compressed air from rod N, whereby it is obvious that by screwing 0 the air-reservoir B is led and controlled in its said counterpoise M toward the left it will passage to and from the valve-controlling diacause the valve-chamber A to be swung tophragm-chamber C. Air is led from the airward the right, as indicated in the drawing. reservoir B to the valve-chamber A through The passage of air through the valve-chamthe stationary duct D, flexible. duct D, and her A is controlled by the inlet air-valve O 45 swinging duct D. The flexible duct D perand the outlet air-valve P, which valves 0 and 5 mits of a slight vibratory movement of said P when relieved from the weight of the actuvalve-chamber A as the same is actuated by ating-ball Q are respectively retained against the movement of the thermostat K. The therthe respective inlet and outlet ports R and S mostat K is rigidly affixed at one end to the by the spring supporting-bars T and U. The 5 base-plate A by the supporting-block B and ball Q is free to roll toward the right and left from the one spring supporting-bar to the other as said valve-chamber A is moved in either direction past the center of gravity. It will be obvious that when the valve-chamber A is swung toward the right, as shown, the ball Q will be caused to roll of its own gravity from the spring-bar U to the springbarT,whereby the spring-bar U will be thrown upward by its own elasticity, thereby closing the outlet-port S, while the spring-bar T will be forced downward by the gravity of said ball, whereby the valve-port R is opened. Thus it is obvious that air from the air-reservoir B will be free to pass through the ducts D D D into the valve-chamber A and from thence out through the connecting-ducts E, E,and E to the diaphragm-chamber C,whereby the steam-controlling valve G will be closed, motion being communicated thereto by the compressed air in the chamber 0, through the diaphragm H, diaphragm-bar I, and valve-stem J in the ordinary manner. WVhen by the action of the thermostat the valve-cham ber A is thrown toward the left,the ball Q will be caused to rollof its own gravity from the valve-supporting spring-bar T to the valve-supporting spring-bar U, whereby the inlet valve-port R will be closed, thus preventing the further escape of air from the airreservoir 13, when the valve-port S will be opened as the spring-bar U is thrown downward by the gravity of the ball Q thereon, whereby the air which has passed through said valve-chamber to the diaphragm-chamber C will be permitted to escape through said valve-port S, thus relieving the steam-valve G from the action of the compressed air, whereby said valve will be opened by the recoil of the spiral spring K in the ordinary manner. Itwill be obvious that by the construction shown but one of said valve-ports R or S will be opened at a timein other words, that the outlet-port S will always be closed, thereby preventing waste of air before the inlet-port R is opened, and, vice versa, that said inlet-port R will be closed before the outlet-port S is opened, thereby insuring the greatest possible economy in the use of compressed air.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. Inatemperature-regulator,the combination of a vibratory valve-chamber; an inlet air-duct forming a communication between said valve-chamber and an air-reservoir; an outlet air-duct forming a communication from said valve-chamber with the diaphragm-chamber of a steam-controlling valve; an inlet and an outlet air-controlling valve, both located within said valve-chamber and provided with elastic supporting-bearings, by which said valves are automatically thrown in contact with their respective seats; a spherical weight or ball located in said valve-chamber and adapted, as said chamber is vibrated toward the right and left, to roll of its own gravity,

from one side of said valve-supporting bearings to the other whereby said V2tl"! are alternately openedand closed by the gravity of said weight; and a thermostat adapted, as it is moved by varying changes of temperature, to actuate said vibratory valve-chamber, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

2. In a temperature-regulator,the combination of a vibratory valve-chamber; an inlet air-duct forming a communication between said valve-chamber and an air-reservoir; an outlet air-duct forming a communication from said valve-chamber with the diaphragm-chamber of a steam-controlling valve; an inlet and an outlet air-controlling valve, both located within said valve-chamber and provided with elastic supporting-bearings, by which said valves are automatically thrown in contact with their respective seats; a spherical weight or ball located in said valve-chamber and adapted, as said chamber is vibrated toward the right and left, to roll of its own gravity, from one side of said valve-supporting bearings to the other, whereby said valves are alternately opened and closed by the gravity of said weight; a thermostat adapted, as it is moved by varying changes of temperature, to actuate said vibratory valve-chamber; a pivotal support from which said valve-chamber is suspended; and a counterpoise affixed to the bearings of said pivotal support upon the opposite side thereof, and adapted to counterbalance said vibratory valve-chamber,substantially as and for the purpose specified.

3. Inatemperature-regulator,the combination of a vibratory valve-chamber; an inlet air-duct forming a communication between said valve-chamber and an air-reservoir; an outlet air-duct forming a communication from said valve-chamber with the diaphragm-chamber of a steam-controlling valve, said inlet and outlet air-ducts being provided with a flexible portion forming a communication between their respective stationary and swinging portions, which permit of the vibratory movement of said valve-chamber; an inlet and an outlet air-controlling valve, both located within said valve-chamber and provided with elastic supporting-bearings, by which said valves are automatically thrown in contact with their respective seats; a spherical weight or ball located in said valve-chamber and adapted, as said chamber is vibrated toward the right and left, to roll of its own gravity, from one side of said valve-supporting bearings to the other, whereby said valves are alternately opened and closed by the gravity of said weight; a thermostat adapted, as it is moved by varying changes of temperature, to actuate said vibratory valve-chamber; a pivotal support from which said valve-chamber is suspended; a. counterpoise aifixed to the bearings of said pivotal support upon the opposite side thereof; and a secondary coun terpoise or weight, adj ustably secured to the side of said first-named counterpoise, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

I. In atemperature-regulator, the combination of a vibratory valve-chamber; an inlet air-duct forming a communication between said valve-chamber and an air-reservoir; an outletair-ductformingacommunication from said valve-chamber with the diaphragm-chamber of a steam-controlling valve; said inlet and outlet air-ducts being provided with a flexible portion forming a communication between their respective stationary and swinging portions, which permit of the vibratory movement of said valve-chamber; an inlet and an outlet air-controlling valve, both located within said valve-chamber and provided with elastic supporting-bearings, by which said valves are automatically thrown in contact with their respective seats; a spherical weight or ball located in said valve-chamber and adapted, as said chamber is vibrated toward the right and left, to roll of its own gravity, from one side of said valve-supporting hearings to the other, whereby said valves are alternately opened and closed by the gravity of said weight; a thermostat adapted, as it is moved by varying changes of temperatu re, to actuate said vibratory valve-chamber; a pivotal support from which said valvechamber is suspended; a counterpoise aifixed to the bearings of said pivotal support upon the opposite side thereof; and a secondary counterpoise or weight, adjustably secured to the side of said first-named counterpoise, said act-ua'ting-thermostat being provided with an adjustable hand-screw, by which its action over said vibratory valve-chamber is adjusted and controlled, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

5. In a temperature-regulator the combination with a vibratory valve-chamber, having inlet and outlet ports, an exhaust-port, valves controlling said inlet and exhaust ports and normally closing said ports, a rolling weight or ball controlling the movement of said valves, and adapted to retain one or the other in open position as said valve-chamber is vibrated, of a thermostat adapted as it is moved by variations of temperature to vibrate said valve chamber, substantially as described.

6. In a temperature-regulator the combination with a vibratory valve-chamber having inlet and outlet ports, an exhaust-port, valves controlling said inlet and exhaust ports and normally closingsaid ports, a rolling weight or ball controlling the movement of said valves and adapted to retain one or the other alternately in an open position as said valvechamber is vibrated, of connections between said inlet-port and a fluid-reservoir, connections between said outlet-port and fluid-actuated mechanism, and a thermostat adapted as it is moved by the variations of temperature to vibrate said valve-chamber, substantially as described.

Signed by me, in the city, county, and State of-New York, this 27th day of January, 1898.

' ALFRED ROESOH. Witnesses:

JAMES C. CHAPIN, JNo. S. PARKER. 

